Oil prices jump and stocks are mixed as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz persists
Oil prices climbed more than 5% while world shares were mixed Monday as a standoff between Iran and…
Oil and gas prices soar as Iran attacks Gulf energy facilities
BANGKOK (AP) — Global oil and natural gas prices soared Thursday after Iran attacked a key natural gas…
Shares plunge as oil prices spike near $120 a barrel
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 5% and other Asian markets also tumbled…
Fintech company Block lays off more than 4,000 people, citing AI
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in the financial technology company Block soared more than 20% in premarket trading Friday…
US futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issue
BANGKOK (AP) — European shares mostly fell and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump…
US futures sink after Trump’s tariff warning to European countries over Greenland
Trump’s moves are testing the strategic alignment and institutional trust underlying support from Europe (AP) US stock futures…
World stocks track Wall Street’s decline as AI bubble fears hold sway
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World stocks on Friday tracked Wall Street’s sharp drop in skittish trading, with major…
Gold hits fresh record, European stock markets rise after Fed comments
European stocks rose on Wednesday morning after a string of strong corporate results a day earlier, while equities…
Asian shares mostly rise after last week’s Wall Street rallies
TOKYO – Asian shares were mostly higher Monday, after Wall finished the previous week near their record levels.…
Ringgit ends higher ahead of US jobs data revision
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar today as the greenback extended its decline following…
Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street trims losses
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday after a mixed finish on Wall Street,…
China standoff postponed, Wall Street refocuses on inflation
Wall Street took the postponement of the U.S.-China tariff deadline in stride and refocused on inflation numbers arriving…